"Hundreds of stitches later I am in intensive care but I'm stable. I have another operation today and also have to have a colostomy bag fitted as I cannot have a poo because my rectum split in two like a banana lol.

"It is going to be a very long road to recovery for me but I am alive and that's all that matters, my babies still have a mum and my husband has his wife."

Ashleigh racked up over $AU7000 in medical bills in one day and that figure was set to double after her second operation. And the family has been quoted $AU46,500 for a medical transport flight home.

Her other four children Archy, 10, Ruby, 6, Ivy, 3, and Johnnie, 2, stayed in England with family.

She has been making jokes from her hospital bed. Picture: Stacie Kelly

Stacie, of Sevenoaks, said: "Ashleigh is really in agony. She just wants to get back now for the children.

"She was joking about it to make people feel better but it's horrendous what happened to her. Ashleigh is so lovely. She's full of life and bubbly.

"Everyone loves her and hundreds of people have rallied round to help. She could be there for weeks. They've not told her how much it will all cost and she won't be allowed to leave the country until the bills are paid.

"We want to bring her home so she can get treatment here and be near her family."

A GoFundMe page has raised more than $AU11,000 in two days and friends will be collecting round local pubs.

Funds are being raised to help Ashleigh. Picture: Stacie Kelly

Police in Marmaris are said to be investigating the horror accident.

The Foreign Office said: "Our consular staff are assisting the family of a British woman who has been hospitalised in Turkey, and are in contact with the Turkish medical services."